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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which Windows Server feature is used to create scheduled backups of system state and volumes?
File History
Windows Server Backup
System Restore
Volume Shadow Copy
In Active Directory, which component stores and manages user and computer accounts?
Group Policy Object
Organizational Unit
Domain Controller
Global Catalog
What is the primary function of DNS in a Windows domain environment?
User authentication
IP address allocation
Hostname to IP resolution
Traffic encryption
Which DHCP feature prevents specific IP addresses from being leased to clients?
Reservation
Scope
Exclusion range
Lease duration
IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server is mainly used for:
Managing firewall rules
Centralized IP address tracking
Load balancing traffic
Monitoring system logs
Which Windows tool is used to centrally manage configuration settings across multiple systems?
Task Scheduler
Group Policy
Event Viewer
Registry Editor
Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is primarily used to:
Install patches automatically
Deploy operating systems over the network
Manage user accounts
Monitor system performance
Which PowerShell feature allows execution of administrative commands on remote servers?
Script Execution Policy
PowerShell Remoting
Background Jobs
Modules
Which Hyper-V component directly controls virtual machine execution?
Virtual Switch
Hypervisor
Integration Services
Hyper-V Manager
Data Deduplication in Windows Server helps to:
Encrypt data at rest
Remove redundant data blocks
Increase CPU speed
Improve network throughput
IIS in Windows Server is primarily used for:
Database hosting
Web server hosting
File replication
Authentication services
DFS is mainly used to:
Encrypt shared data
Organize and replicate shared folders
Apply disk quotas
Monitor access logs
FSRM is used to implement:
File replication
Quotas and file screening
User authentication
Backup policies
Network Policy Server (NPS) provides:
Load balancing
Authentication and authorization services
DNS resolution
Email routing
Network Load Balancing (NLB) is designed to:
Secure VPN connections
Distribute traffic across servers
Assign IP addresses
Monitor disk usage
In Linux, which directory contains system configuration files?
/bin
/etc
/lib
/var
Which Linux command modifies file ownership?
chmod
chown
ls
umask
Which permission allows entering a directory in Linux?
Read
Write
Execute
Sticky
The primary role of GRUB in Linux is to:
Manage services
Load and select kernels
Configure networking
Authenticate users
Kickstart is used in Linux for:
Kernel tuning
Automated installation
Boot repair
Disk encryption
Which service provides secure remote command-line access in Linux?
Telnet
FTP
OpenSSH
VNC
Apache is primarily a:
Mail server
DNS server
Web server
File server
Which utility is used to manage GPT-based partitions in Linux?
fdisk
gdisk
mount
mkfs
LVM mainly provides which capability?
Faster booting
Dynamic volume resizing
Kernel patching
User authentication
Samba enables Linux systems to:
Share files with Windows systems
Host web applications
Manage DNS zones
Provide VPN services
Postfix is commonly used as a:
Web server
Mail transfer agent
Directory service
File sharing service
Dovecot provides which service?
SMTP
DNS
IMAP/POP3
FTP
LDAP is mainly used for:
Centralized authentication
Disk management
Web hosting
Network monitoring
In BASH, which symbol redirects command output to a file?
|
>
&&
Which BASH structure repeats execution while a condition is true?
if
case
for
while
A Windows Server fails after an update, and rollback is required. Which feature should have been configured earlier to simplify recovery?
Group Policy
Windows Server Backup
DNS replication
IPAM
Users cannot authenticate to the domain, but network connectivity is normal. Which server role should be checked first?
DHCP
DNS
Domain Controller
IIS
A newly created Group Policy is not applied to users. What is the most appropriate immediate action?
Restart the server
Force a Group Policy update
Recreate the domain
Disable the policy
A running Hyper-V virtual machine needs more storage without downtime. What is the correct action?
Shut down the VM
Expand the virtual disk
Delete checkpoints
Disable replication
Multiple Linux systems must be installed with identical settings. Which approach is most efficient?
Manual installation
Kickstart deployment
Cloning home directories
Editing GRUB
A Linux system fails to boot after a kernel update. What should be attempted first?
Reinstall Linux
Boot using an older kernel
Repartition disks
Remove LVM
Windows clients cannot access shared folders on a Linux server. Which service configuration should be verified?
NFS
Samba
Apache
LDAP
A Linux server requires disk expansion without data loss. Which technology should be used?
fdisk only
LVM
mkfs
fsck
Centralized user authentication is required across Linux servers. Which service best fits this need?
FTP
LDAP
VNC
Apache
A BASH script produces unexpected variable values. What is the best first step to troubleshoot?
Rewrite the script
Enable debugging/tracing
Change the shell
Remove all variables
